Amtrak Says Service Between New York and New Haven Will Return in Afternoon

Amtrak train service from New York City to New Haven, Conn., remained suspended on Wednesday after a brush fire in the Bronx cut off power to trains in the area.

Service would be suspended until at least 3 p.m., the rail operator said in an advisory, as it assessed and repaired damage to tracks from the fire.

The disruption affected passengers traveling on the Northeast Corridor intercity rail line between New York City and New Haven, according to Olivia Irvin, a representative for Amtrak. The Northeast Corridor runs from Washington, D.C., to Boston.

The brush fire prompted Amtrak to suspend service starting Tuesday afternoon. A Con Edison spokesman said that the fire had started as Amtrak employees were working on a high-voltage cable at a substation in the Bronx.

A Fire Department official said that firefighters had responded to two almost simultaneous fires in roughly the same part of the Bronx, one at the Amtrak substation and another at a large warehouse.

People traveling between New York and New Haven were encouraged to use Metro-North Railroad, which was honoring Amtrak tickets between Grand Central Terminal and New Haven because of the disruption.

Passengers arriving at Penn Station in New York who wanted to take that alternative route were advised that they must make their own way to Grand Central.